Donald Bengtsson Hamilton (1916-1924) created the Matt Helm series of detective novels, wrote western novels and other books,
and contributed articles on hunting, yachting, and photography to magazines. The collection consists of Hamilton's correspondence,
articles, various editions of his books, manuscripts, worksheets, and galleys of his published and unpublished work.

Background

Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was born on March 24, 1916 in Uppsala, Sweden; came to the U.S. in 1924; BS, University of Chicago,
1938; created Matt Helm series of detective novels, beginning with Death of a citizen (1960); contributed articles on hunting, yachting, and photography to magazines; also wrote western novels and other books,
including The big country (1957), Texas fever (1960), and Donald Hamilton on guns and hunting (1970).

Extent

155 boxes (77.5 linear ft.)

Restrictions

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.

Availability

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.